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PHILIP WEAVER, 0F FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

BEEHIVE.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

Application filed December `3, 1908. Serial No. 465,799.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP WEAVER, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Forth IVOrth, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas,have made certain new and useful Improvements in Beehives, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in bee hives, and has for an objectamong others, to provide a bee hive of concrete or cement whose wallswill be thick enough to exclude the heat and cold, and whose interiorwill be large enough to receive any desired form of honey frames andwhich will afford at its entrance Ventilating means, cleaning out means,and means for the passage of the bees into and out of the hive; and theinvention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations ofparts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a hive embodying myinvention, the cover being raised above the body of the hive. Fig. 2. isa vertical longitudinal section of the hive, and Fig. 3 is a frontelevation, partly in section.

In carrying out the invention the hive is suitably molded in twosections, a body section A, and a cover B, and the bodysection A has inits upper portion a chamber C, the lower portion of which at C isutilized as the bee nest or hatchery, and is of suflicient depth andsize to fit the frames, and its upper portion at C2 receives thehoneytrays D.

The chamber C is open at the top and is closed in practice by the coverB which has a depending portion B to fit down in the upper end of thechamber, and the cover B rests upon the upper ends of thewalls of thebody A, a suitable packing or washer E of felt, cotton flannel or othersuitable fabric being provided, as shown, to prevent the ingress ofinsects. The cover projects beyond the sides of the body A as shown inFigs. 2 and 3, and the upper side of the cover at B2 is inclineddownwardly toward its outer edge in such manner as to shed water.

Within the rear wall of the body A, I provide a food receptacle F in theform of a pocket, open at its upper end and communicating at such endthrough a passage F with the chamber C, to permit the bees to pass fromthe said chamber C into and out of the food receptacle F. Inpracticethis pocket is supplied with the bee food in liquid form, and aperforated float F2, preferably of wood, is provided to lloat on the topof the food and prevent the bees from getting -inlet opening C, whichcommunicates with an entrance chamber C5 whose bottom C slopes downwardtoward the inlet opening C4 and whose sides C7, see Fig. 3, alsoconverge toward the opening C4.

The inlet chamber C opens through the front of the hive and is suppliedwith a suitable frame G in the form of a door frame, within which areprovided the lower cleaning out door H, the Ventilating door I above thedoor H, and the entrance door J above the Ventilating door I. The door Jis hinged at its lower edge so it can be lowered to the dotted lineposition shown in Fig. 2, to form a lighting board for the bees, beingsupported in this dotted line position by the chain J. This door J canbe closed in cold weather to prevent the bees from wandering out andfreezing.

The Ventilating door I is in the form of a screen door, hinged at oneside I and operating when closed to afford ventilation of the hive, andto prevent the passage thereinto of insects.

The lower door I-I is hinged at its upper edge and may be opened to letthe sweepings of the bees pass out of the door.

As above suggested, the bottom CG of the inlet chamber is inclined4downwardly toward its outer edge to aid the bees in sweeping the waxout of the bottom of the hive, and upon this bottom C for a shortdistance from its lower end I place a glass plate K embedded in thecement and operating to prevent ants, moths, and other insects fromclimbing into the hive.

From the foregoing it will be noticed that I provide a bee hive having amain chamber, and an entrance chamber, the upper end of the entrancechamber communicating through an inlet opening with the lower end of themain chamber, and the bottom walls of both said chambers incliningdownwardly so that there is a constant downward inclination toward theouter end of the entrance chamber, thus enabling the bees to sweep andclean their own hives, and the door construction as before described,operating to prevent ants, roaches and the like y as well as robberbees, toads, or lizards from ered to form a lighting4 platform, and acover l entering the hive.

The honey trays D are usually in practice, made large enough to hold onepound, and the hives may be made of suiicient height to receive one, twoor three trays. These trays may be made of one half inch boards with thesides of tin, galvanized iron, or wood, and the bottoms of slatted tin,iron or wood, with oil papers between the edges of the tray to keep thebees from pasting them together.

l claiml. A bee hive having a body portion of concrete or cement, andprovided in its upper end with a chamber for honey trays and the like,and along side the same with a food receptacle or pocket, and with apassage connecting the said pocket at its upper end with the chamber ofthe hive, the bottom wall of said chamberinclini-ng downwardly toward aninlet opening, and the hive being provided below and in connection withsaid inlet opening with an entrance chamber whose base wall inclines'downwardly toward its outer end, a glass plate on the base wall of saidentrance chamber', a cleaning out door at the i lower portion of theouter end of the .en

trance chamber, a Ventilating door above said cleaning out door, and adoor above said Ventilating door and adapted to be lowfor the body ofthe hive, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A bee hive comprising a body portion of concrete or cement having achamber for `honey trays and the like, the bottom wall of said chamberbeing inclined downwardly toward the inlet opening, and an entrancechamber being provided below the said first chamber and communicating atits inner upper end through the inlet opening with said chamber, thebase wall of said entrance chamber inclining downwardly toward its outerend, and a closure for the outer end of the entrance chamber,substantially as set forth.

3. A bee hive of concrete or cement having in its upper end a chamberfor honey trays and the like, `and provided in its side wall along sidesaid chamber with a food receptacle or pocket and with a passageconnecting said pocket with the honey tray chamber, and a cover for thehive, extending over the food pocket, substantially as set forth.

4. A bee hive having a main or honey tray chamber, and an entrance`chamber communieating at its inner upper end with the said honey traychamber,'combined with a cleaning out door at the bottom of the outerend of said entrance chamber, a Ventilating door above said cleaningvout door, and an entance door above the ventilating door substantiallyas set forth.

5. A bee hive having a main or honey tray chamber, and provided alongside the same with `a food receptacle or pocket and with a 'passageconnecting the upper end of said pocket with the main chamber, and acover extending .over the said tray chamber and food pocketsubstantially as set forth.

A bee hive having a honeyV tray chamber the bottom of which is inclineddownwardly toward an inlet opening, and an entrance chamber below thehoney tray chamber and communicating at its inner upper end through theinlet opening with said chamber', the base wall of said entrance chamberinclining downwardly toward its outer end, and -a closure for the outerend of .the .entrance chamber.

PHILIP WEAVER;

Titnesscsz T. R. HIGH, Pn'rn ARNOLD.

